Why use a garden designer?

To achieve a truly beautiful garden, the very best place to start is with an overall master plan, be it for a small courtyard garden or a large country estate. Too often we see gardens that are a collection of beautiful features, but somehow the garden just doesn’t hang together. There’s no unity or balance - the overall space just doesn’t feel right! Features get placed in the wrong position, for example a patio in the middle of a ‘wind tunnel’, a deck that loses the sun far too early in the day, tight corners that are hard to get the wheelbarrow round. Plants get placed in the wrong position, we find huge Phormium’s, over 2m high, placed directly in front of a window, reducing light into the room and preventing any kind of view out into the garden. It happens all too often………..

There are many landscape companies out there who will offer you a ‘Free Garden Design’ , but be careful, are they anymore qualified than you, in the art of designing a garden? There is a also significant amount of free garden design software out there, but remember a little bit of knowledge can often be a very dangerous thing. It may empower you simply to make very, very expensive mistakes.

The value of using a professionally trained garden designer is that we can resolve all of these issues for you. We will ensure that each feature or plant, is placed in the best possible position, taking into account wind, soil, aspect, views, noise, and size at maturity, suitability of materials and strength. We also know the cost differential between using different materials, and can therefore guide you towards a garden design solution which suits your overall requirements and budget best.
Do not underestimate the value of a professionally designed garden, it can increase the value of your home by significantly more than the outlay, it can open up possibilities that you hadn’t even considered, but most of all it can bring you and your family & friends years of pleasure.